Dopey's Greatest hits: Steve Earle Got High at 11, Heroin, Prison, the Wire, PLUS the Return of My Dad

About this episode

The episode features a mix of personal anecdotes, a guest interview with Steve Earle, and discussions on drug addiction and recovery.

⏱️ FULL TIMESTAMPS (WITH END) 00:00 Dopey intro song + Dave in overheated apartment 02:30 Dopey Greatest Hits + Steve Earle wins Patreon poll 03:30 Dave’s dad returns + weather + life talk 06:30 Childhood memories + teaching + bowling trophy 09:00 Apartment, food, money, and aging rant 11:30 Studio vs dining room + setup talk 12:30 Dopeywood trip begins (flight, airport chaos) 16:00 Travel stories continue (upgrade, food, hotel) 18:30 LA wandering + Tar Pits + getting lost 21:00 Finally gets to Dopeywood 22:30 Entering Comedy Store + crowd + seating 24:30 Show breakdown + Steve Poltz + comedians 26:30 Criticism: raunchy humor + confusion 27:30 Crowd + Dopey Nation + turnout 29:30 Spotify comments segment 30:30 Listener email about politics + “kill ICE” discussion 34:00 More comments + Matt story reaction 35:00 Intro to Steve Earle replay 36:00 Knicks + Miles Davis tangent 41:00 Dopey Film Festival plug 44:00 Transition to Steve Earle episode 🎸 STEVE EARLE INTERVIEW 46:30 Dave introduces Steve Earle 48:00 Dopey setup + broken computer + life updates 50:00 Meetings + recovery mindset 52:00 Poppy seed email (pods + “vomit tea”) 55:00 Poppy seed voicemail (UK story, addiction…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Chris

Guest: Steve Earle

Topics covered

• drug addiction
• comedy
• recovery
• music
• personal stories
• family

Keywords

• Steve Earle
• drug addiction
• comedy
• recovery
• Dopey
• Patreon
• The Wire
• Dopey Film Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dopey, Patreon, Spotify

Books & works: The Wire

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